Maple Batalia (in framed photo) was murdered at SFUs Surrey campus in 2011.l-r);sister Roseleen, father Harkirat and mother Sarbjit and wipe away tears as Surrey RCMP announce they have charged one man with first degree murder and another with manslaughter at Surrey RCMP Headquarters on Saturday December 01, 2012.Les Bazso
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Gary Dhaliwal.Vancouver Sun
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Gursimar Bedi's high school graduation photo.Vancouver Sun
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Maple Batalia (in framed photo) was murdered at SFUs Surrey campus in 2011.l-r);sister Roseleen, tears as Surrey RCMP announce they have charged one man with first degree murder and another with manslaughter at Surrey RCMP Headquarters on Saturday December 01, 2012.Les Bazso
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Maple Batalia (in framed photo) was murdered at SFUs Surrey campus in 2011.l-r);sister Roseleen, tears as Surrey RCMP announce they have charged one man with first degree murder and another with manslaughter at Surrey RCMP Headquarters on Saturday December 01, 2012.Les Bazso
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Maple Batalia (in framed photo) was murdered at SFUs Surrey campus in 2011.l-r);mother Sarbjit watch as as Surrey RCMP announce they have charged one man with first degree murder and another with manslaughter at Surrey RCMP Headquarters on Saturday December 01, 2012.Les Bazso
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Maple Batalia, an aspiring model and actress.Global TV
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SFU student and aspiring actress 19-year-old Maple Batalia, who was murdered in Surrey on September 28, 2011.External
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Hundreds gathered at Holland Park in Surrey, on September 30, 2011 for a candlelight vigil for murdered SFU student Maple Batalia. She was gunned down at SFU Surrey on September 28, 2011.Stuart Davis
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Family and friends leave Delta’s Riverside Funeral Home on October 8 2011, after the funeral of 19-year-old Maple Batalia. Batalia was murdered as she left Surrey’s SFU campus.Ward Perrin
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Family and friends leave Delta’s Riverside Funeral Home on October 8 2011, after the funeral of 19-year-old Maple Batalia. Batalia was murdered as she left Surrey’s SFU campus.Ward Perrin
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Family and friends leave Delta’s Riverside Funeral Home on October 8 2011, after the funeral of 19-year-old Maple Batalia. Batalia was murdered as she left Surrey’s SFU campus.Ward Perrin
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Maple Batalia’s father Harkirat Batalia pleads for any information that may lead to the arrest of the person responsible for the death of his daughter Maple.Les Bazso
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Harry Batalia spoke to the media outside Delta's Riverside Funeral Home, October 8th, after the funeral of his daughter, 19 year old Maple Batalia. Batalia was murdered as she left Surrey's SFU campus September 28th.Ward Perrin
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Mourners seen arriving for the funeral of Maple Batalia, the 19 year student who was gunned down September 28.Ward Perrin
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Family and friends leave Delta's Riverside Funeral Home, October 8th, after the funeral of, 19 year old Maple Batalia. Batalia was murdered as she left Surrey's SFU campus September 28th.Ward Perrin
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Hundreds gathered at Holland Park in Surrey, September 30, 2011 for a candlelight vigil for murdered SFU student Maple Batalia. She was gunned down at SFU Surrey on September 28th, 2011.Stuart Davis
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Hundreds gathered at Holland Park in Surrey, September 30, 2011 for a candlelight vigil for murdered SFU student Maple Batalia. She was gunned down at SFU Surrey on September 28th, 2011.Stuart Davis
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Hundreds gathered at Holland Park in Surrey, September 30, 2011 for a candlelight vigil for murdered SFU student Maple Batalia. She was gunned down at SFU Surrey on September 28th, 2011. Hundreds gathered at Holland Park in Surrey, September 30, 2011 for a candlelight vigil for murdered SFU student Maple Batalia. She was gunned down at SFU Surrey on September 28th, 2011.Stuart Davis
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Hundreds gathered at Holland Park in Surrey, September 30, 2011 for a candlelight vigil for murdered SFU student Maple Batalia. She was gunned down at SFU Surrey on September 28th, 2011.Stuart Davis
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Hundreds gathered at Holland Park in Surrey, September 30, 2011 for a candlelight vigil for murdered SFU student Maple Batalia. She was gunned down at SFU Surrey on September 28th, 2011.Stuart Davis
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Hundreds gathered at Holland Park in Surrey, September 30, 2011 for a candlelight vigil for murdered SFU student Maple Batalia. She was gunned down at SFU Surrey on September 28th, 2011.Stuart Davis
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Maple Batalia's ex-boyfriend has been charged with her murder, more than a year after the Surrey teenager was gunned down near Simon Fraser University. A second man is also charged with involvement in her death.

Gurjinder "Gary" Dhaliwal, 20, was charged with first-degree murder. Dhaliwal and Batalia had dated, but the young woman ended the relationship. Gursimar Bedi, 22, who police called Dhaliwal's "associate," was charged with manslaughter, using a firearm, and being an accessory after the fact.

According to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, the two men were arrested on Friday.

The 19-year-old SFU student was shot dead in a parkade near the university's Surrey campus around 1 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2011 after a late-night study session with friends.

Police released few details at a Saturday evening news conference, noting the case is now before the courts.

Both of the accused are in custody and are scheduled to make their first appearance in Provincial Court on Monday, said Supt. Kevin Hackett, the officer in charge.

Members of Batalia's family and Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts also attended Saturday.

"This isn't an easy day for us, very bittersweet," said Maple's sister Roseleen, who spoke on behalf of her family. "We're just hoping that Maple will finally be at peace."

"We won't get her back but it definitely will help with the healing process, we can finally start to grieve."

In December 2011, police seized a vehicle linked to the crime. The car, a 2011 white Dodge Charger, had been seen driving away from the scene, and was believed to be the suspect's vehicle.

At the time, police said they wanted to speak with two men who might have information about what happened the night Batalia was shot, and Batalia's father told media she had been having some trouble with a young man following a dispute at a coffee shop.

Batalia was a health sciences student and a part-time actress and model. She had hoped to become a doctor.

To honour Maple's memory, the Batalia family has instituted a bursary for women intending to study Health Sciences at SFU.

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